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Fire and rescue teams work to rescue the driver of an 18-wheel truck, seen leaning out of his cab and talking to fire personal, after it flipped over and was hanging off of the Route 390 north on-ramp from 490 east in Gates. The crash shut down the busy exchange for hours. SHAWN DOWD/@sdowdphoto/, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Fire and rescue teams stabilize the driver of an 18-wheel truck that flipped over and was hanging off of the I-390 north on-ramp from I-490 west in Gates Monday. SHAWN DOWD/@sdowdphoto/, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Gates Fire and Rescue rescue the driver of an 18-wheel truck that flipped over and was hanging off of the 390 North on-ramp from 490 east in Gates Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. The driver received only minor injuries in an accident that shut down the busy exchange for hours. SHAWN DOWD/@sdowdphoto/, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Myron L. Dimon Jr., 63, of Oswego, Oswego County, was ticketed for unreasonable speed after he apparently took the tight turn on the ramp too quickly, causing the rig to roll onto its side on the overpass shortly before 1 p.m., said Cpl. John Helfer of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

The crash occurred on the ramp leading eastbound motorists from Interstate 490 to the northbound lanes of Route 390 and closed the ramp and nearby highways for several hours.

State Department of Transportation spokeswoman Lori Maher said a temporary concrete barrier replaced the 100-foot portion of damaged railing on the overpass.

DOT officials are working on a permanent railing repair plan.

Dimon was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital with broken ribs, a head laceration and a shoulder injury, Helfer said. His injuries were not considered life-threatening. He was listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday, according to a hospital spokesman.

The rig is owned by Land Air Express of New England, a Vermont-based shipping company.